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Those aircraft look like they could be 1/72. Nicely done, Kelly! Thanks for the inspiration!

Where did you find the giant quarter?

Beautiful work!

Doc wrote:Where did you find the giant quarter?

Line of the week!


That's just amazing stuff, Kelly!

Doc wrote:Where did you find the giant quarter?

Beautiful work!

I think that huge quarter is actually a large flag and there are 200 guys under it holding it up.

Looks awesome!!!

Okay on to the "yellow" gear, even though they are white these days! I of course picked up a set of the Goffy deck tractors so I'll be using those, along with a few of the kit tractors dressed up a bit. I decided to scratchbuild a fire tractor. I did get a set of tractors and a deck scrubber from forum member Tom-Tom, but I couldn't clean up the fire tractors to my satisfaction, so what you see below is completely scratchbuilt. I did use the deck scrubber he provided, with a few added details of my own:

I know like many others, I look forward to seeing your updates. I have a question on technique. I noticed on your EA-6B's you have detail in the folded wings. Is that work just penciled in? Because it's a great effect. Your work is great but also very inventive.

Kelly Quirk wrote:Finally finished the air wing!! Man these things bogged me down, I am so glad to have them done. Can't say enough good things about the decals from StarFighter, they worked incredibly well. Here's a sample of the aircraft, now I can finally move on with the ship!

I'm being fussy here but the "300" on the nose, the roundel, the "VFA-37" and the "NAVY" look huge, is it normal? It's surprising because the 1/700 Starfighter markings (For CVW-8 at least) are perfectly on scale.

Kelly, maybe it's time for you to make a few masters so everyone can have an accurate set of deck vehicles.

Cadman wrote:Kelly, maybe it's time for you to make a few masters so everyone can have an accurate set of deck vehicles.

Great idea!

Jon wrote:I know like many others, I look forward to seeing your updates. I have a question on technique. I noticed on your EA-6B's you have detail in the folded wings. Is that work just penciled in? Because it's a great effect. Your work is great but also very inventive.

Thanks Jon, yes those details are just penciled/painted in. Easy to do and it adds a lot to the overall effect.

Cadman wrote:Kelly, maybe it's time for you to make a few masters so everyone can have an accurate set of deck vehicles.

Totally agree, there is a big gap in this area that needs filling, Deck Equipment and also Weapons(Bombs/Missiles/Rockets ect)

Happy Modeling

John

Just finished scratchbuilding the tilly crane. I'm pretty proud of this one:






Still need to add the exhaust stack and of course all the rigging.

Kelly you are a artist!

Kelly, Behave will ya Another beauty

Happy Modeling

John

The crane and deck equipment are finished:









I'm pretty proud of the crane, just noticed I still need to paint the struts silver at the base of the boom though!

this so unfair!

Awesome rigging on that crane. That Zamboni looks pretty cool too.

Kelly You achieve in 1/350 what most guys would love to achieve in 1/72 or higher, fantastic detail